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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Slavey Barakov kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Slavey Barakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Mushev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rostislav Mushev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuli Dotzov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the game, one of AndreyU23S:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 17th minute there was a penalty for FC Bailer. Slaveyko Parov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Toncho Karailiev. 0-1. Yuli Dotzov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rostislav Mushev having to interfere. Toncho Karailiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostadin Kutlev in the 25th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bailer's zone, Stanyo Milchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rostislav Mushev came out of the goal and Stanyo Milchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Slavey Barakov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rostislav Mushev having to make a save. 35 minutes into the game, Stanyo Milchev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AndreyU23S's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Bailer the free kick. In the 36th minute, Stanyo Milchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 37 minutes, Slavey Barakov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AndreyU23S and the FC Bailer players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, AndreyU23S's Slavey Barakov got a free kick in the 37th minute. Toncho Karailiev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yordan Chernaev went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Toncho Karailiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yordan Chernaev in the 45th minute of play. Zlatin Teoharov's late challenge caught a AndreyU23S's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zlatin Teoharov helped the player get up and apologised.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yordan Chernaev to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, AndreyU23S's Yoto Balanov got a free kick in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, AndreyU23S's goalkeeper Toncho Karailiev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kostadin Kutlev. Thanks to some nice moves Kostadin Kutlev could shoot a difficult shot in the 60th minute, which Toncho Karailiev however easily saved by the left post. When Ginyo Koykov fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Bailer's protests and gave Ginyo Koykov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Bailer getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Ginyo Koykov hit a great ball. Rostislav Mushev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanyo Milchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yordan Chernaev struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Toncho Karailiev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Bailer. AndreyU23S's Toncho Karailiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yordan Chernaev in the 72nd minute of play. FC Bailer's Kostadin Kutlev suffered a sore thigh after 74 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, AndreyU23S's Marian Simonov got a free kick in the 75th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vlado Grivekov got free with Toncho Karailiev in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Bailer were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after AndreyU23S's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Slaveyko Parov took the corner. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yordan Chernaev in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toncho Karailiev saved AndreyU23S from getting behind. Slavey Barakov took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rostislav Mushev. Rostislav Mushev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. After some careless play in the FC Bailer defense, Yanaki Stambolski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rostislav Mushev. The FC Bailer fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rostislav Mushev should have stopped the shot.